Explore Lac-Joannès, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lac-Joannès, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Lac-Joannès and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lac-Joannès.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Lac-Joannès |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rouyn-Noranda; Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.206358 |
| Longitude | -78.680668 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J9X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | EGWJL |
Lac-Joannès is a hamlet in Rouyn-Noranda; Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Lac-Joannès is located at 48.2064°N, 78.6807°W.
Lac-Joannès rests within the rugged, ancient heart of the Canadian Shield, where the thin soil clings to exposed bedrock and the horizon is defined by the dark, persistent silhouette of coniferous forests. It lies 25.1 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, QC (from Rouyn-Noranda, QC: bearing 98°T), and is situated 17.4 km south of Mont-Brun. The air here carries a sharp, resinous clarity, particularly as the low northern sun tilts toward the horizon, turning the surface of Lac-Joannès into a pane of hammered copper before the deep shadows of evening take hold. Only a kilometer away, the waters of Lac Joannès mirror the stillness of the surrounding woods, while the distant, rushing presence of the Rivière Vaudray, flowing seven kilometers to the east, hums a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the silence of the trees. While Parc national d'Aiguebelle lies thirty-three kilometers to the north, the immediate terrain near La Trompeuse feels singular and remote, shaped by the slow, grinding passage of geological eras that left behind a landscape of resilient granite and hidden, light-filled hollows. The history of Lac-Joannès draws its strength from the mineral-rich earth of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, an industrial legacy that has long defined the character of the people who reside within these quiet, tree-lined corridors. Local industry has historically looked to the depths of the ground for its sustenance, fostering a culture of self-reliance and pragmatic labor that persists despite the shifting demands of the modern economy. Life around Lac-Joannès moves with a deliberate, steady pace, reflecting the way the inhabitants have adapted to the long, cold winters and the brief, explosive vitality of the northern summer. Even as the modern world encroaches, there is a lingering sense that the true identity of the land belongs to those who know the subtle shifts in the wind and the way the ice retreats from the shoreline in the spring, marking the renewal of a cycle that has persisted for generations.
Lac-Joannès se déploie dans une étendue où la terre boréale semble retenir son souffle, marquée par la rigueur minérale propre à cette partie du Québec. La lumière déclinante du soir glisse sur la surface du Lac Joannès, y déposant des reflets cuivrés qui contrastent avec la masse sombre des forêts environnantes. À proximité, le relief s'incline doucement vers La Trompeuse, tandis que la Rivière Vaudray trace son sillage à quelques kilomètres de distance, apportant une mobilité discrète à ce territoire silencieux. L'horizon, bien que vaste, se trouve structuré par la présence lointaine du Parc national d'Aiguebelle, dont les sommets offrent une perspective sauvage sur ce pays façonné par l'industrie minière et le labeur acharné des pionniers venus domestiquer le roc. La vie à Lac-Joannès suit un rythme lent, dicté par les variations de l'air vif et la persistance des traditions ouvrières qui ont bâti la fierté de ces terres nordiques. Ici, chaque sentier et chaque recoin de sous-bois racontent la ténacité des familles ayant choisi de s'installer près des eaux calmes. La sérénité qui émane du Lac Joannès invite à une contemplation simple, celle d'un paysage qui ne cherche pas à plaire, mais qui demeure authentique dans sa rudesse et sa beauté dépouillée.
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Explore Lac-Joannès, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.206358, -78.680668. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Lac-Joannès includes the postal code (J9X), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Lac-Joannès is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |